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Old ‘Colored School’ to be museum chronicling N.J. district’s Black history
On an out-of-the-way block along the Route 280 embankment in Newark sits the vacant 179-year-old State Street Public School, the oldest building in New Jersey’s largest school district and the only remaining location of the city’s former school for African American students and its pioneering principal. “Between 1869...
N.J. school district names replacement for superintendent who died unexpectedly
A replacement for Montclair Public Schools Superintendent Jonathan Ponds, who died unexpectedly earlier this month, was appointed Monday by the district’s board of education, school officials said. Damen Cooper, who served at the district’s Director of Secondary Education, will assume his new role as interim superintendent effective immediately, according...
Paterson schools lose a top exec to Ridgewood for higher salary
PATERSON — The city’s school business administrator, Richard Matthews, has resigned to take the same position in Ridgewood at a higher salary. Matthews, who has been the city’s school business administrator since 2017, would have been making $212,990 in Paterson this year. His salary in Ridgewood will be $221,400, under a resolution approved...
Rutgers launches program to help make adults with autism more self-sufficient
Rutgers School of Health Professions recently launched Nexus, a club for young adults with autism where members can learn and socialize with others on the spectrum. Nexus members also can strengthen their leadership skills, work on their resumes, practice for job interviews, and learn domestic chores such as ironing or cooking. ...
West Orange Board of Education Members Give Summer Update
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Monday, July 22, the West Orange Board of Education held a meeting in which they gave a summer update. In his report, Superintendent Hayden Moore said that the district's summer programs are operating smoothly and that the Extended School Year program, ESY, has been going well. Athletic boot camps and practices will begin in the upcoming weeks. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER He also mentioned the passing of Montclair Public Schools' superintendent, Jonathan Ponds, and extended West Orange's collective sympathy to Mr. Ponds' family and to the West Orange...
CUNY campus’ mock student encampment for TV shoot enrages real-life anti-Israel protesters
A mock student protest encampment set up on a CUNY college campus for the filming of a TV show this week sparked real-life backlash from a small group of anti-Israel demonstrators upset by the depiction. The drama played out Monday and Tuesday at Queens College, which was transformed into the made-up “Kincaid College” for an episode of “FBI: Most Wanted,” a law enforcement procedural entering its sixth season on CBS. The made-for-TV encampment sparked a protest, with video from CUNY4PALESTINE, a campus anti-Israel group, showing a handful of demonstrators running up and positioning themselves in front of a group...
Test calling ISIS terrorists sparks trouble for NJ school superintendent
WAYNE — Parents are holding a school superintendent's feet to the fire after he apologized for a test question that called ISIS an Islamic terror group. The multiple choice question was part of a quiz in a seventh-grade class at Schuyler-Colfax Middle School in Wayne, according to the group Teaching While Muslim.
New Superintendent of Kenilworth Public Schools Announces Madelyn Pavelchak as Acting Principal of David Brearley
KENILWORTH, NJ - Please see the following message from Jeremy Davies, the new Superintendent of Kenilworth Public Schools, regarding the Acting Principal of David Brearley. Dear Kenilworth School Community,CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER At last week's July Board of Education meeting, Madelyn Pavelchak was approved as Acting Principal of David Brearley Middle and High School. Ms. Pavelchak has successfully served as Brearley's Assistant Principal for the past 3 years, always having the best interests of students at the forefront of her decision-making. Ms. Pavelchak will lead the school while the District continues its search for...
District to Begin Search Process to Find Permanent Superintendent
Montclair Board of Education appointed Damen Cooper as interim superintendent Monday. On Wednesday, the District announced, in a message to families, that it would start the process to find a permanent superintendent. That process will begin by advertising a request for proposals (RFP) to find a search firm. The Board...
Fair Lawn Senior Guidance Counselor Forced to Middle School Position
FAIR LAWN, NJ - A long-time high school guidance counselor said she has been moved from her high school position to the middle school against her will and for no apparent reason. Dena DeSantis, a Fair Lawn High School guidance counselor for 20 years, said she was reassigned to the middle school as a student assistance counselor, and it was something she did not seek, request or volunteer for.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER "While I understand the district's right to assign roles based on certifications, I last served as a part-time middle school...
Damar Johnson transfers to Lincoln Park ahead of freshman season
MIDLAND — Highly touted freshman prospect Damar Johnson has officially transferred to the Lincoln Park program coming into his freshman year of high school. Athletic Director and head coach of the Lincoln Park boy’s basketball program Mike Bariski is excited to have Johnson join the school and also join the basketball program after he toured the Midland-based charter school earlier in the summer. ...
Morristown Area College Students Invited to Apply to Be a Fall Intern with Congresswoman Sherrill
NEW JERSEY- All college students in NJ-11 Legislative District can now apply to be a fall intern with Congresswoman MIkie Sherrill. Applications for Fall 2024 internships in both Sherrill's DC and Livingston offices are now open. Candidates for the internship program must be undergraduate or graduate college students, have excellent written and verbal communication skills and a strong interest in government and public service. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER To apply for an internship with the DC Office, please click here. To apply for an internship with the District Office, please click here. In addition to completing the questionnaire, please email your resume and at least one reference in PDF format to NJ11internships@mail.house.gov, with the subject line: Office of Application (DC or District), First Name Last Name. DOWNLOAD THE FREE TAPINTO APP FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS. AVAILABLE IN THE APPLE STORE AND THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE. The application deadline is Thursday, August 1 at 5:00 PM EST. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. Fall internships will be on-site. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
College Students Take Part in Summer Special Ed TeachingTraining Program
NEWARK, NJ - Le’Naya White, an early education major approaching her final year as a college student at Juniata College, wasn’t quite sure how she would connect with her students when she started as a teaching fellow this summer in an Uncommon Schools program for children on the autism program at North Star Academy Charter School in Newark. White is part of the Summer Teaching Fellowship, where college students who may have interest in teaching once they graduate take part in a seven-week professional development program, which includes three weeks of in-classroom teaching alongside a certified teacher. CLICK...
Wallington football bound for better things in 2024 | State of the Program
Wallington finished winless last season, but does not feel completely defeated. Nor should it. Life was never going to be easy last year with the Panthers moving up to a higher division and confronting that challenge with only four senior starters. ...
Paramus High School hires new principal, Dominick Miller, formerly at Roxbury HS
Paramus High School will welcome a new principal this coming school year. Dominick Miller, who most recently served as the principal of Roxbury High School for the past six years, will now join Paramus High School as its principal this fall. He is replacing Raymond Kiem, who is retiring after 10 years as...
Montville Forensics Outreach Program Educates Middle School Students About Speech and Debate
MONTVILLE, NJ - The Montville Township High School’s Forensics Team held an outreach program for middle school students, aiming to educate them about speech and debate, as well as raise funds for the high school forensics program. The program allows students the choice to learn about either speech or debate. Speech consists of interpretation and public address. Both of these types of speech have smaller categories, such as humorous interpretation, dramatic interpretation, declamation, etc. Students who participate in speech either find a speech or write their own, and then memorize and perform it. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP...
BELA Summer Academy Students Reimagine Walnut Street Site
Every summer the students of the Business and Entrepreneurial Learning Academy (BELA) from Montclair High School come together to apply their creative and innovative skills for a new project. This year, students were tasked with redesigning the area of Walnut Street extending from Eerie Park to Oak Place. Led by...
Montclair High School Boys’ Volleyball Rises to Challenge
Almost 10 months before the 2024 spring season, Montclair High School boys’ volleyball head coach Pam Reilly issued an ultimatum to her team. Despite the team’s 11-7 record in 2023, Reilly believed the team’s performance did not reflect their true potential. “At the end of last season,...
ALJ High School Teacher Fredy Reyes Attends Holocaust Conference in Berlin
Clark, NJ — Noted German playwright Frank Wedekind once said, “Monuments are for the living, not the dead.” Arthur L. Johnson (ALJ) High School social studies teacher Fredy Reyes spent a week in and around Berlin visiting many such monuments. Reyes attended a week-long program studying the Holocaust and the Cold War. The trip was run by Centropa, a nonprofit organization that strives to educate teachers from Israel, Europe, and the United States about European history, especially the Holocaust. Seventy teachers from sixteen different countries, including Israel, Macedonia, Slovenia, Hungary, Germany, and the US, attended the conference. CLICK...
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